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Free Download José Guilherme Prado Martin, "Trending Topics on Fermented Foods"
English | ISBN: 3031719999 | 2024 | 495 pages | EPUB | 18 MB
This book presents the trends in research on fermented foods, introducing successful cases related to the fermentation of foods in restaurants, ideas for popularizing fermented foods among the population, as well as pioneering and inspiring initiatives aimed at regulating the production and marketing of fermented foods. Fermentation has been used for thousands of years to produce a variety of foods. In the last decades, research has been increasingly devoted to the study of fermented food's microbiome, unraveling the main aspects of the ecology of bacteria, fungi, and viruses and their impacts on product quality. Recently, research focused on the functionality of fermented foods, which has shown health benefits associated with their consumption. The science of food fermentation has evolved very quickly, mainly from the development of omic-based approaches widely used in studies around the world. Thus, despite the vast content about the microbiology of bioprocesses used in the production of fermented foods and beverages, novel insights are constantly provided by research in the area.
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Free Download Rajwant K. Kalia, "Tree Biology and Biotechnology"
English | ISBN: 9819600014 | 2025 | 339 pages | EPUB | 17 MB
This edited book aims to bring out a comprehensive collection of information on tree biology, breeding, improvement, genetics, and biotechnology. The focus of this book is to address the status of tree biology research through biotechnological, physiological, pathological, and entomological aspects.
Trees are dominant and perennial species found in several ecosystems. They are the only piece of infrastructure that gains value over time. Their economic relevance is well known in terms of the production of food, feed, fodder, fuel, timber, and other products. Trees are well-known habitats for different organisms. They also deliver various ecosystem services, including temperature regulation, mitigation of soil erosion, and managing and filtering rainwater. Tree species are versatile and are capable of providing livelihood security to people, besides several other advantages. In the era of high population growth and increasing pressure on agricultural systems, efficient management of tree resources is the need of the time. Therefore, it is essential to understand tree biology, breeding, and improvement. This book comprises information on various aspects of tree breeding, biology, genetics, and research in the improvement of tree species. Applications of tissue culture, biotechnological approaches, tree health management, insect pest management, and nutrient recycling have been covered in the book, along with some chapters on case studies from Rajasthan and Africa.

Free Download Debashish Sengupta, "Treatment and Disposal of Solid and Hazardous Wastes"
English | ISBN: 3030296423 | 2022 | 245 pages | EPUB | 21 MB
Interest in solid and hazardous waste management is relatively recent, i.e., in the last three decades, and is driven by regulations in most countries. It began with industrial hazardous waste followed by municipal solid waste, and subsequently by many other categories of waste.
This book presents numerous examples and case studies of innovative tools, treatment methods and applications in this growing area of research and development. It describes in detail laboratory methods of measuring the biodegradation of specific organic fractions, like floral waste, and also discusses the treatment of yard and food waste by anaerobic digestion and landfill leachate using constructed wetlands. Case studies are provided that show how remote sensing (RS) and GIS were used to develop an integrated solid waste management plan for a city and to evaluate the environmental impacts of stone quarrying activities.

Free Download Transnational Feminist Rhetorics and Gendered Leadership in Global Politics : From Daughters of Destiny to Iron Ladies By Rebecca S. Richards; Rebecca Dingo
2014 | 256 Pages | ISBN: 0739198254 | EPUB | 1 MB
Transnational Feminist Rhetorics and Gendered Leadership in Global Politics examines the rhetoric surrounding women who hold or have held the highest office of a nation-state. Heads of state, such as Golda Meir, Margaret Thatcher, Benazir Bhutto, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, and Michelle Bachelet, have navigated their ascent to executive government in vastly different ways while contending with gendered expectations of leadership, especially since most of them are the first woman to occupy their country's highest governmental position. This book analyzes how these women rhetorically perform their positions of power-discursively, visually, and physically-in a traditionally male leadership role. Specifically, this project examines how certain rhetorical acts open up and close down the potential to confront the gendered expectations surrounding political leadership. When people analyze, campaign for, or critique a "female prime minister" or a "woman president," they are not just talking about one woman but also referencing a collective neoliberal logic that interrupts and reaffirms the belief that the nation-state is an eternal, inevitable structure. Diverse political figures, such as Angela Merkel, Julia Gillard, and Indira Gandhi, are continually put in conversation with one another, through popular media representations, academic scholarship, and political analyses. This book examines the effect of such comparisons and connections, ultimately arguing that many of these gestures reduce or over-simplify women's contributions to world politics. In order to show this effect, this book manifests the transnational connections found in autobiographies, organizations, political commentaries, biographical films, and other sources that focus on women who have been heads of state.

Free Download Melissa A. Cyders, "Translational Research Methods for Alcohol Use Disorders "
English | ISBN: 1071632663 | 2023 | 214 pages | EPUB | 13 MB
This volume covers the latest translational research methods used to study Alcohol Use Disorders (AUD). The chapters in this book highlight cross-species complementary approaches and discusses ways that this translational work will further advance scientific progress in this field. In the Neuromethods series style, chapter include the kind of detail and key advice from the specialists needed to get successful results in your laboratory.
Cutting-edge and practical, Translational Research Methods for Alcohol Use Disorders is a valuable resource for all students and researchers interested in expanding their knowledge of AUD.

Free Download Translation and Transfer of Knowledge in Encyclopedic Compilations, 1680-1830
by Clorinda Donato, Hans-Jürgen Lüsebrink
English | 2021 | ISBN: 1487508905 | 375 Pages | PDF | 7.2 MB
From its modern origins in seventeenth-century France, encyclopedic compilations met the need for the dissemination of information in a more flexible format, one that eschewed the limits of previous centuries of erudition. The rise of vernacular languages dovetailed with the demand for information in every sector, sparking competition among nations to establish the encyclopedic "paper empires" that became symbols of power and potential. The contributors to this edited collection evaluate the long-overlooked phenomenon of knowledge creation and transfer that occurred in hundreds of translated encyclopedic compilations over the long eighteenth century.

Free Download Ajay Kumar Mishra, "Transition to Regenerative Agriculture: Principles and Indicators of Soil Health Management"
English | ISBN: 9819614201 | 2025 | 269 pages | EPUB | 16 MB
This book explores the crucial transition from conventional to regenerative agricultural practices, focusing on the key drivers and indicators of soil health management. Regenerative agriculture is an approach that aims to restore and enhance soil health, focusing on practices that promote soil fertility, biodiversity, and ecosystem resilience. The theme of the book captures the growing recognition of the urgent need for sustainable agricultural systems that prioritize soil health to address environmental challenges, improve food security, and ensure the long-term viability of agricultural practices.
The book covers a wide range of topics related to soil health management in the transition from conventional to regenerative agriculture. It covers the principles and concepts of soil health, the challenges and limitations of conventional agriculture, the assessment of soil health using various indicators, and the importance of cover crops, crop rotation, conservation tillage, nutrient management, and water conservation practices. In addition, the book addresses the role of soil biodiversity, policy frameworks, and scaling up regenerative agriculture, providing practical strategies and case studies.

Free Download Mathew A. White, "Transforming Teaching: Wellbeing and Professional Practice"
English | ISBN: 9811949441 | 2022 | 176 pages | EPUB | 13 MB
This book focuses on the pedagogical implications, integration of the philosophical implications and evidence-based approaches to teaching from a well-being lens. It addresses significant issues in wellbeing education in both initial teacher preparation and teaching more broadly through creative multi-disciplinary research.
This book addresses how to lead wellbeing within school and examines a unique strategy adopted by an Australian university to integrate wellbeing framework throughout initial teacher preparation. It explores different evidence-based model of wellbeing education and focuses on the significance of culture and context. Readers can learn how teachers can integrate the latest findings from evidence-based approaches to well-being and pedagogy with the dual aim to promote student flourishing and academic mastery.

Free Download Antonia Caro-Gonzalez, "Transformative Governance for the Future: Navigating Profound Transitions "
English | ISBN: 3031431316 | 2024 | 126 pages | EPUB | 21 MB
This open access book helps actors who are committed to change unlock true innovative potential for the common good in their organizations. Innovation and change processes are not linear. Hence, this book presents a novel way to manage complexity. The author introduces readers to a comprehensive change management framework, the Eoh-for-Good blueprint methodology. It presents the method and discusses how it can be used to support collaboration, overcome challenges and achieve lasting changes in organizations with a 360-degree approach combining top-down, middle-round and bottom-up collaborative perspectives.

Free Download Janet J. McIntyre-Mills, "Transformative Education for Regeneration and Wellbeing: A Critical Systemic Approach to Support Multispecies Relationsh"
English | ISBN: 9811932573 | 2022 | 547 pages | EPUB | 12 MB
The edited volume advocates for teaching systemic ethics as a form of life-long learning within nature's classroom to support social and environmental justice. This book also explains critical systemic thinking as both an individual and a collective responsibility through many ways of knowing spanning the arts and sciences to inspire creativity.
This volume contributes to theory and practice by making suggestions as to how to re-frame the content, structure and process of education for transformation. This volume makes a case for a more relational understanding of human beings and other species. This volume also explores a more integrated curriculum where learners are given the opportunity to explore many ways of knowing and learning to earn, learn and grow a future through circular economies, co-operatives and learning communities. This book highlights how the models of sustainable development focus on education for wellbeing in line with the UNESCO approach outlined in 2021 that emphasizes the systemic nature of education rooted in protecting the environment and supported by the participation of active global citizens.